The Supervisor of Elections Mohammed Saneem has been elected to the Executive Board of the Association of World Election Bodies representing the Oceania Region on behalf of the Fijian Elections Office and other election bodies in the Pacific.

This is the first time an Oceania seat has been included in the Association of World Election Bodies executive board.

The Association of World Election Bodies is made up of 106 election Management Bodies from around the world. It also has 18 international partner agencies.

The Supervisor of Elections is currently in Romania attending the 3rd General Assembly for the Association of World Election Bodies.

‘I am grateful to my colleagues in the Pacific for their trust and confidence in Fiji to be able to carry out this new responsibility and I look forward to the challenge” Mr Saneem said.

Since its establishment in 2014, the Fijian Elections Office is now represented at the board level in the Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand electoral network, Commonwealth Electoral Network, as well as, the Association of World Election Bodies.